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Things worth reading: 4th March 2024

Things we’re reading today include: Banks call for crackdown on Apple over claims it stockpiles UK data (telegraph.co.uk) Bank of England compliance breaches rising despite clean-up (thetimes.co.uk) The Yorkshire businessman who has to bank cheques… in London | This is Money When startups fail, these startups clean up | TechCrunch Hong Kong Launches Prototype ‘Green…

The Finanser’s Week: 26th February – 3rd March 2024

This week’s main blog discussions include … Is a cashless world OK? There has been a movement over the past years to create a cashless world. Is that OK? It’s debatable. One of the big things about cash is that it represents society. In Europe, the euro notes mark major landmarks; in the UK, the…

Things worth reading: 1st March 2024

Things we’re reading today include … How Buy Now, Pay Later Became a Fintech Fixture | FinTech Magazine Mastercard and MTN expand fintech cooperation – Developing Telecoms Lloyds Bank issues warning on impersonation scams as they rise 13% – Lloyds Banking Group Ajman Bank Embraces ‘Responsible Banking’ in Partnership With KPMG ESG Services | The…

Things worth reading: 29th February 2024

Things we’re reading today include … HSBC is paying salaries like a Wall Street bank now (efinancialcareers.com) Jeremy Hunt to announce UK government sale of NatWest shares | The Guardian Is bitcoin back? Price suddenly surges as investors flock to crypto | The Independent What bank execs are saying about embedded finance | Bank Automation…

Things worth reading: 28th February 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Debanking fears as over 140k business accounts closed | Sky News Stablecoins win 60% of crypto volume as soaring coins lure bets on reliability – DL News Asset servicing industry news | BNP Paribas and Citi invest in United Fintech (assetservicingtimes.com) Greening the Bank of England’s Collateral Framework –…

Things worth reading: 27th February 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Record rate-profits sees EU banks give shareholders €120bn (euobserver.com) Bank of England builds ‘proactive case’ to regulate non-banks | Reuters Why economists are warning of another US banking crisis (theconversation.com) Will Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Impact Cross-Border Payments in 2024? | The Fintech Times Bitcoin mystery deepens as…

Things worth reading: 26th February 2024

Things we’re reading today include … Why Sequoia’s Klarna board drama made the VC world wince – PitchBook Revolut still waiting for UK banking licence almost a year after claiming approval was ‘imminent’ | This is Money The crypto token for Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning startup Worldcoin just hit an all-time high as WLD rides the…

The Finanser’s Week: 19th February – 25th February 2024

This week’s main blog discussions include … Is technology making our lives better or worse? I had a debate around the enshittifying dialogue the other day. At dinner with an executive from a Big Tech firm, he said that our world is made better with technology, not worse. So, I asked him to give me…

Things worth reading: 23rd February 2024

Things we’re reading today include: Big Four banks post record £44bn profits from interest rate hikes (cityam.com) European Central Bank posts first annual loss in decades (cnbc.com) The European Central Bank Is Either Lying About Bitcoin or Lying to Itself (coindesk.com) Even the Bank of England is giving in to the banks – POLITICO A…

Things worth reading: 22nd February 2024

Things we’re reading today include … 15 of the strangest fintech interview questions from Stripe, Revolut and more (efinancialcareers.com) Bombed-out bank shares are a failure of modern capitalism | The Spectator British banks want Big Tech to pay up when people are scammed online – POLITICO HSBC shares fall most since 2020 after profits plummet…

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